FBLA Computer Problem Solving Questions and Answers | 2025–2026

How many bits make up a byte? - 8 A megabyte is how many bytes? - 1000 A gigabyte is how many bytes? - 1000000 A terabyte is how many bytes? - A petabyte is how many bytes? - 000 What is the smallest "full feature" PC today? - Smartphone/ PDA How should you configure a removable storage device so that it can be safely removed at a moment's notice? - Optimize for quick removal What is write caching? - The act of the computer writing data to a small memory bank so that it can be written to the hard drive in a short amount of time without hindering performance What does the primary corona/ discharge lamp do? - Uniformly charges the drum to reset it between printouts. What is the drum of a laser printer? - A photosensitive component that holds an electrostatic charge that can be erased by a laser. It attracts the toner. What is toner? - Fine plastic-like particles that are form the image on a laser printer. It comes in cartridges.